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ironbreaker_23

8/16/2006 3:07 AM

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I love a good challange. Count me in. In fact I was so excited i copied down all the conditions and everything but I forgot to download whatever im supposed to. I wont be too mad if I have to restart although I got 4 cities in my first 10 turns of the game and a worker. I will restart just tell me where this file is I need to download. I only see the screenshot and then I downloaded something but it said palpster joining game. So I assume thats wrong too. Let me know please. I will check back tommorow.
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mongoose201

8/16/2006 5:43 AM

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ironbreaker_23 (8/16/2006) I love a good challange. Count me in. In fact I was so excited i copied down all the conditions and everything but I forgot to download whatever im supposed to. I wont be too mad if I have to restart although I got 4 cities in my first 10 turns of the game and a worker. I will restart just tell me where this file is I need to download. I only see the screenshot and then I downloaded something but it said palpster joining game. So I assume thats wrong too. Let me know please. I will check back tommorow. You downloaded the correct file. It says "Palpster joining game" because the default leadername for the GOTM is the winner of last months contest. Some change the leadername, some don't..... It's just an honor thats bestowed upon defending champions. Sounds like you had a good start. Good luck!
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Zone

8/16/2006 7:16 AM

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Bis got a 'submission accepted' thing - did you not accept mine then?
-- When in doubt, Zone is right. [Jerm]. We all speak CIV and it works [Spitfire 303]. I don't play to win, I play not to lose!

mongoose201

8/16/2006 5:44 PM

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Zone (8/16/2006) Bis got a 'submission accepted' thing - did you not accept mine then? To "accept" something, one would have to "receive" it first, and I haven't "received" any files from you, which I could then, in turn, "accept". Rishbhav (8/15/2006) when I try to load it it says "This game has been locked to make sure the assets in you MODS folde have not been changed" and then exits. Am I not allowed to have any mods? I have no idea what the problem could be with this one. Anyone else seen this? You are trying to load this in Regular CivIV and not Conquests, right?
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ironbreaker_23

8/16/2006 8:51 PM

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Just to make sure I have this write the game will start as my name being palpster. I changed it to ironbreaker_23 is that ok? Also at the end I press print screen where it show my final score in comparison to augustus ceasear right? I want to do this right as I just deleted my computer to manufacturer settings and it took about 30 minutes then reinstalled the patch for 1.61 and also the game. Now it is a breeze to play the game and not so slow im glad to be a genius. Happy gameing.
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ironbreaker_23

8/16/2006 8:56 PM

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Oh another question. Why is the map the same as it was before Installed the program? Is it going to be the same for everyone? Is that why we need this saved file? If thats the case then why bother putting the settings on here at all if its prearranged to go directly to the game? Just curious.
-- Begginers practice till they get it right,I practice until I cant get it wrong.

mongoose201

8/16/2006 9:53 PM

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ironbreaker_23 (8/16/2006) Oh another question. Why is the map the same as it was before Installed the program? Is it going to be the same for everyone? Is that why we need this saved file? If thats the case then why bother putting the settings on here at all if its prearranged to go directly to the game? Just curious. I'm not sure if you are asking why "technically" them map is the same, or what the "reasoning" is behind it being the same map. So, I'll answer the "technical" part first: The map is the same as it was before because you are loading the same save file as before. As for the reasoning behind this: The GOTM is a contest between board members. To be as fair as possible, the same map/savefile needs to be played by all to help negate ambiguity in scoring. This way, the high score wins, instead of having to take all kinds of other factors into consideration. Yes, it's the same for everyone. That's why you need to have the file. The settings are listed so that you will know what they are before you play. Some people like to know. As for your previous post, you can change the leadername to whatever you want.
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Palpster

8/17/2006 3:10 AM

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Rishbhav (8/15/2006) when I try to load it it says "This game has been locked to make sure the assets in you MODS folde have not been changed" and then exits. Am I not allowed to have any mods? I can only assume Mongoose has ticked "Lock Modified Assets" in setting up the game, which would make it impossible for any other mods than the ones he had loaded up at the time of creation to alter the game. As I understand it this is basically what "lock modified assets" does; lock the assets as they are at the time of creation so they can't be altered later in the game....which would make perfect sense in a competitive game like this. There's precious little to compare if people could use mods that speed up research for instance.
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ironbreaker_23

8/17/2006 4:17 AM

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I decided im not going to compete for this month. I will give my reason in a moment. Last night around 2a.m I downloaded the program and played some of the game. I went to play this morning and I didnt like that it was getting slower. So I rebooted my computer to factory settings and then reinstalled the game. Presto instant speed gratification. So I was playing againa today and actually had a bit of an audience of my friends and my wife(Whom I got hooked into civ) We went outside for our smoke break . I heard some banging and clicking. When we come back inside I find my 1 year old daughter sitting at my computer desk and my civ is now at war because she declared war on alexander which whom was friendly towards me. Realizeing I got the smallest army due to the fact of my certain stratagy , it was hard for me to repel alexander. I started with 6 unit of which were comprised of 4 achers and 2 warriors verse his 7 axemen,3 warriors and 5 archers. I did manage to capture one of his cities and recapture on he took from me. Just when I dedicated all my troops to one side of the map huyuna capac declares war on me and immeadiately takes 1 of my level 3 cities. So to make a long story shot I ended up getting 2 cities taken from me and gained 3 for a total of 1 surplus. But 10 turns later alexander declares war on me and I only had 2 archers. So I decided to quit . All because of my baby daughter. Good story huh.
-- Begginers practice till they get it right,I practice until I cant get it wrong.